2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2020 31 08 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

COALEY VILLAGE PLAYGROUP

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1088208 Charity's principal address COALEY ACADEMY

COALEY GLOUCESTERSHIRE Postcode GL11 5EB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
SUSANNA
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KEATING
2 AMY DAVIS
CHANTELLE
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WALKER
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CONSTITUTION

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

ELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Enhance development & education of pre-school age children, offering opportunities regardless of race, culture, religion, disability or means. Provide affordable childcare within the EYFS framework structured by OFSTED to the village of Coaley and the surrounding community.

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Provide a playgroup for children where they are encouraged to learn & develop through play while meeting Ofsted requirements.

The Management Committee work within the guidelines of the Charities' Commission helping to make children’s first steps of education fun, happy and fulfilling.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

All fund raising is done by volunteers. The trustees and Management Committee work with parents and community members to raise funds and secure donations for the Playgroup.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Provided a playgroup for children where they are encouraged to learn through play while meeting Ofsted requirements. Provided a Covid Compliant Setting adhering to Government guidelines. Supported Families during the Pandemic by ensuring childcare provision for essential workers through the various lockdowns and regular remote contact with subsequently isolating families. Developed and grown the setting, increasing staffing and growing our team to meet increased demand. The management team are able to lead the staff from strength to strength, constantly innovating approaches to learning and trialling new activities with the children despite the many challenges of the last year. Strengthened links with Coaley Primary School and the wider village community through a series of fundraising events including a pub quiz and raffle, Trick or Treat village trail for Halloween as a joint fundraiser for the school and playgroup with the support of the village pub. Also organised ‘Coaley Rocks’ a very successful Live Music Evening. Improved the outdoor area with the help of community volunteers. Continued to build the reputation of the playgroup to the extent that it is now a hugely popular choice of childcare provider within our area.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

We have adequate reserves to be kept for unexpected expenses or improvements needed & redundancies

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Funds mainly come from fees & Glos county council nursery grant fund but fundraising provides a significant & vitally important part of our income. Money is spent on wages, rent, training, consumables, insurance etc

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) S KEATING

Full name(s) SUSANNA KEATING

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc)

Date 01/01/2023

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Dashboard COALEY VILLAGE PLAYGROUP - Profit and Loss Profit and Loss COALEY VILLAGE PLAYGROUP 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 Add Summary 31 Aug 22 Incomè Dinners Income 410.40 Fees 15,876.84 Fundrasing Income 4,062.52 GCC Grant 42,758.97 Other Revenue 103.00 Total Inc0rn8 63.211.73 Less Cost of Sales Activity Resources 737.14 Dinners expense 494.71 Direct W8ggs 49,169.69 Educational Learning ACtiV￿e$ 11.44 Snacks 1,236.70 Total C05t of Sales 51.649.68 Gros5 Profit 11.562.05 Less Operatlng Expenses Accountancy & Xero Software fees 919.25 Cl88ning 312.28 Employers Nats"onal Insurance 20.59 Entertainment- O¥. 246.20 Entertainment-100°/o business 284.57 EquiprM8nt 1,747.47 Fundraising Costs 1,547.42 General Expenses 1,279.74 Insurance 527.21 Printing & Stationery 383.42

Staff Training 98.40 SubslRegistrationlAdmins DBS OFSTED 700.25 Telephone & Intemet 156.30 Total Operating Expenses 8,223.10 Net Profit 3.338.95

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name COALEY VILLAGE PLAYGROUP members of On accounts for the year 31/08/2022 Charity no 1088208 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body	K Tarrant Date:	01/01/2023
	KAREN TARRANT

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Address: 32 THE LARCHES, ABBEYMEAD, GLOUCESTER GL4 5WR

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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